Kora · griot lineage
Sona Jobarteh
Gambian kora player and composer, the first woman from a griot family to take up the instrument professionally, and founder of a school in the Gambia.
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Sona Jobarteh in Davis
An evening of kora and song by Sona Jobarteh and her band at Mondavi Center.
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Drum, song and the ones who came before
Traditions of Africa & the Diaspora
Ifá, Candomblé, Haitian Vodou, Santería, Gnawa, zār and mbira: traditions in which drum, song and ceremony bring the spirits and the ancestors near.
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Davis, CA, United States
Mondavi Center
Davis, CA, United States